The National Petrol & Convenience Retail (NPCR) Council comprises ACAPMA Member businesses and Convenience World readership who have been appointed to the National Council on a three-year term.
The council will identify and discuss current issues and challenges facing fuel and convenience retailers, and channel suppliers alike, with a view to these issues being used to inform ACAPMA’s advocacy to all Australian Governments as part of its comprehensive advocacy activity.
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Amy Harvey
Amy Harvey is the Managing Director of Retail Media, the publishers of Retail World, Retail World 360, Convenience World, Retail Pharmacy and Retail Pharmacy Assistants trade business magazines.
Mrs Harvey has a Bachelor of Business degree and has managed the publishing company since 2011 and oversees the management of Retail Media’s magazines and assets.
AMY HARVEY
Managing Director, Retail Media
and Co-Chair NPCR Council
Lorna Gloria
Lorna Gloria is the Editor in Chief of Retail Media, the the publishers of Retail World, Retail World 360, Convenience World, Retail Pharmacy and Retail Pharmacy Assistants trade business magazines.
Ms Gloria has a Bachelor of Arts Degree and thirteen years of experience as a journalist, and 11 years as an Editor. She manages Retail World, Retail World 360 and Convenience World magazines and digital platforms.
LORNA GLORIA
Editor-in-Chief,
Retail Media
Adam Adams
Adam Adams is Franchisor of NightOwl Convenience, a private franchise network consisting of a combination of traditional convenience and convenience & petroleum sites.
Having began his NightOwl journey in 2002 as a Franchisee, Adam and Katrina Adams acquired a number of stores in North Queensland before purchasing the franchise company in 2007. Since then, NightOwl has seen significant growth across QLD, Northern NSW and WA, particularly in the petroleum sector which has taken the network to 84 sites nationally, with the strategy of growing to 100+ sites.
Adam joined as a member of the ACAPMA Advisory Board in 2022 and looks forward to contributing to and enhancing the industry.
ADAM ADAMS
Franchisor,
NightOwl
Joseph Alessi
Joseph Alessi is the National Merchandise Manager at New Sunrise, bringing to the role over 20 years of retail experience. Mr Alessi joins New Sunrise have held various senior sales and category roles during his 15 year tenure at Mondelez/Cadbury Schweppes.
In his current role, Mr Alessi has seen New Sunrise voted as the best national independent retailer in Australia by trade partners. He is well known and respected for his passion for supporting independent businesses and solid relationships partnerships he has fostered in the petrol and convenience industry.
JOSEPH ALESSI
National Merchandise Manager,
New Sunrise
Brett Bolwell
Brett Bolwell is the CEO and founder of Barista Technology Australia who are Australia’s leading cafe technology supplier that was established to provide specialised equipment to solve the process of delivering constantly great barista coffee.
Our key brands like Puqpress & Perfect Moose are now proven in over 50% of Australian cafes and most leading QSR’s have successfully implemented our proven model and equipment systems. Barista Technology are the market innovator in Australia when it comes to reducing the training and skill needed to deliver the perfect coffee each and every time.
BRETT BOLWELL
Chief Executive Officer,
Barista Technology
Lou Jardin
Lou was appointed Managing Director of SPAR Australia in December 2010. Lou was the Chief Executive Officer of IGA Distribution for Metcash from 2000 to 2010. He has nearly 40 years Industry experience including owning and operating independent supermarkets and holding senior positions within a chain store environment, as well as warehouse and distribution operations.
He held a senior position with Coles Myer for 11 years before joining Metcash in 1997 as the National Manager of Company owned stores. In 1998, Lou moved to Queensland as the State General Manager until May 2000. His relationship with SPAR started early on with his family owning SPAR Supermarkets in South Africa. Lou owned his first SPAR store at the age of 19.
LOU JARDIN
Managing Director,
SPAR Australia
Ian Mullan
Ian is the National Business Manager for Petrol and Convenience at Bega Dairy and Drinks, Ian has over 20 years of FMCG experience in the Convenience, Licensed and Vending channels.
Ian’s experience covers both corporate and Independent retailers, working with Pepsico (Smiths Snackfoods) before joining Bega Dairy and Drinks 5 years ago, he has a passion for the convenience channel and is thrilled to be joining the council.
IAN MULLAN
National Business Manager for Petrol
and Convenience, Bega Dairy & Drinks
Eddy Nader
Eddy learnt the petrol convenience industry as a young boy on the forecourt of his fathers service station in Yagoona, NSW. More than 30 years later Eddy now sits at the helm of a 48 Million Litre per year petrol convenience business that includes 6 retail locations and employs over 80 staff.
Eddy has taken pains through this growth to carve a trusted and recognised brand identity for the sites, one that is based on an unwavering commitment to quality and a willingness to try new things, in what is a saturated and highly sophisticated coffee and convenience market; Urbanista Café & Convenience. A passionate and engaged operator Eddy is as comfortable briefing his local member of parliament of the many pressures of running a small business, as he is negotiating customised promotions or branding agreements, or even serving customers.
Eddy’s fierce commitment to quality of offer and willingness to explore opportunities is more than a passion, it is the businesses core driving force; understand, explore, engage, adapt & repeat.
EDDIE NADER
Managing Director,
Nader Petroleum Group
Scott Taylor
Scott Taylor is the National Business Manager, Petrol and Convenience at Asahi Lifestyle Beverages. Scott has 20 years of FMCG experience across various channels including Convenience, State Retail, Distributors and Vending.
Scotts experience covers both corporate and Independent retailers with an unrivalled passion for the petrol & convenience channel. Scott is very much excited by the opportunity in joining the council as a representative of the Asahi Lifestyle business.
SCOTT TAYLOR
National Business Manager, Petrol & Convenience, Asahi Lifestyle Beverages
George Tsapoutas
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2016, George started his career in FMCG with Arnott’s Snack Foods and has held various senior positions throughout his career including,
General Manager Impulse with Ferrero, General Manager Wholesale & Vending at PepsiCo and Sales Director at Snack Brands Australia.
GEORGE TSAPOUTAS
Chief Executive,
The Distributors
Rob Watson
Rob has almost 30 years of experience in the fuel and retail industry. Working for Ampol for the past 23 years, he has held roles in Retail, Fuels Pricing, Distribution and B2B Sales across Australia and Singapore.
He currently leads the National Distributor, Independent Retailer and Marine channel at Ampol
ROB WATSON
National Sales Manager,
Ampol
Sharon White
Sharon joined the fuel industry in 1997 and has over 20 years’ experience leading and delivering strategic and operational outcomes. She has held leadership roles across Sales, Marketing, Retail, Card, Franchising, Operations and Corporate Services, at Regional, State and local levels, within Australian and off-shore organisations.
Sharon joined Lowes Petroleum in January 2019 and as a member of the Executive Management Team, she is accountable for strategy development, performance, growth and leadership of the Sales and Marketing teams.
SHARON WHITE
Head of Sales and Marketing,
Lowes Petroleum
David McLean
David McLean is the CEO of Founder of HUBBED. HUBBED launched in 2014, initially to make missed deliveries more cost-efficient for carriers and give consumers more convenience and choice for their parcel pick-up. Today, HUBBED has grown to become a network of more than 3000 after-hours locations across Australia – including BP service stations, Pack & Send, National Storage, WOTSO and independent newsagents – which have collectively processed millions of parcels.
HUBBED is used by global and local carriers such as TOLL, DHL, FedEx, TNT, UPS, Couriers Please, and Sendle, and is the preferred Click and Collect and Returns solution for eBay, The Iconic and Amazon Australia. Having recently expanded its network to New Zealand and the Philippines, HUBBED is looking to launch in more overseas markets in the near future.
DAVID MCLEAN
Founder & CEO,
Hubbed
Jeanette Linehan
Jeanette currently holds the role of Regional Retail Operations Manager for the Dealer team at Viva Energy representing both the Shell and Liberty Brand. She have been in the oil industry for 25 years, and over the journey I have held varies roles from Customer Service through to Supply and Retail.
Of those 25 years 12 years, Jeanette has been working with independent operators in the Dealer Channel across two different oil companies. She has worked with all sorts of independent operators from single site to multi-site operators helping them to develop and expand their business’. With her experience and industry knowledge, she’s in an ideal position to give something back to the industry.
JEANETTE LINEHAN
Regional Retail Operations Manager,
Viva Energy
Simon Ellul
Simon is an experienced National Manager with over 20 years’ experience in FMCG. Having worked for some of Australia’s most well-known businesses such as Uncle Toby’s, Cadbury, Asahi and now Peters.
Currently Simon is the National Sales Manager for the Convenience and National Accounts working out of their Victorian Head office. Previous to this role Simon was the National Field and Operations Manager for Peters managing their Out of Home Division across Australia.
SIMON ELLUL
National Sales Manager – Convenience and Specialty, Peters Ice Cream